50k Boat Names

Post by arethuza » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC

squigz wrote: post #20

rob74 wrote: post #18

I can't help but think this article could have used some more polishing. The stats say that there are 101 boats named "Freedom", but if you enter "Freedom" in the search, it shows 48 boats with names including "Freedom", of which however only one is called just "Freedom". That doesn't really add up?! Also, clicking "Movie/TV" yields a paltry 22 boats, which I think is far too few. E.g. the boat called "USS Enterprise…

Err, the Enterprise has been a ship name for a few hundred years, quite a bit before Star Trek was ever conceived. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise

Post by warmwaffles » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC

Post by JKCalhoun » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC

reactordev wrote: post #8

I bought a sailboat in 2022 and sailed all over the caribbean from florida from 2022-2025. I came across a lot of funny boat names. My boat was not among them sadly as I was serious about mine. Fishizzle, Boat Float, Unsinkable II, Knot for Sail, etc.

Post by Gravityloss » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC

squigz wrote: post #32

arethuza wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Amusing that the page for ships called HMS Enterprise linked to from the USS Enterprise page points out that the name came originally from the French! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Enterprise

Oh interesting, I didn't know that. It's an even older name than I thought!

Post by amelius » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC

svdr wrote: post #3

Also never forget https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boaty_McBoatface